Variation to Licence Area Plan – Ipswich Radio – No.1 of 2013

1. Enabling legislation

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes this instrument under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

2. Name of instrument

This instrument is the Variation to Licence Area Plan – Ipswich Radio – No. 1 of 2013.

3. Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

Note:  An instrument is registered when it is recorded on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) in electronic form: see the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, s4 (definition of register). The FRLI may be accessed at http://www.comlaw.gov.au

4. Variation

The Licence Area Plan – Ipswich Radio – December 2000 determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 21 December 2000 is varied as follows:

(a)          rename the instrument as “Licence Area Plan – Ipswich Radio”;

(b)          amend the heading on the title page so that it reads “Licence Area Plan – Ipswich Radio”;

(c)          on page one:

(i)            amend the heading so that it reads “Licence Area Plan – Ipswich Radio”;

(ii)         omit the sub-heading “Determination”;

(iii)       omit the four paragraphs of text and substitute the following clauses: 

“(1) This plan for radio broadcasting services in the Ipswich area of Queensland is made under section 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

(2) One commercial radio broadcasting service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be made available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 are set out in Schedule One and Attachment 1.3 to this plan.

(3) One community radio broadcasting service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be made available is described at Attachment 2.1 are set out in Schedule Two and Attachment 2.2 to this plan.

(4) One community radio broadcasting service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be made available is described at Attachment 3.1 are set out in Schedule Three and Attachment 3.2 to this plan.

(5) A reference in this plan to a schedule or an attachment includes reference to a schedule or attachment as amended from time to time.”

(d)          immediately before Schedule One:

(i)            omit the heading “SCHEDULES”; and

(ii)         omit the words “Each of the Schedules sets outs” and all eight paragraphs marked with dot points that follow;

(iii)       omit the heading “Status column” and the five paragraphs immediately following the heading; and

(iv)        omit the heading “Frequency Column” and the paragraph marked with a dot point immediately following the heading.

(e)          omit Schedules One and Three and substitute Schedules One and Three of this instrument;

(f)           in Schedule Two omit the heading “Licence Area Plan : Ipswich Radio – December 2000” and substitute the heading “Licence Area Plan : Ipswich Radio”;

(g)          immediately after Schedule Three omit the heading “DISCLAIMER”; and the six paragraphs immediately following the heading;

(h)          omit Attachment 1.2;

(i)            in each of Attachments 1.3 and 2.2:

(i)            omit the heading “Licence Area Plan : Ipswich radio – December 2000” and substitute the heading “Licence Area Plan : Ipswich Radio”; and

(ii)         under “Site Tolerance :” omit “Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines” and substitute “Refer to Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007”;

(j)            omit Attachments 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 and 3.2 and substitute Attachments 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 and 3.2 of this instrument.

Schedule One

Licence Area Plan : Ipswich Radio

Licence Area : IPSWICH RA1

Schedule Three

Licence Area Plan : Ipswich Radio

Licence Area : BOONAH RA1

Attachment 1.1

Licence Area - IPSWICH RA1

Licence Area ID - 455

Commercial Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL1121

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 8 August 2006, is: 

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

 (C)  =   City

(LGA)  =   Local Government Area

(SLA)  =   Statistical Local Area

(CD)  =   Collection District

 (S)  =   Shire

Attachment 2.1

Licence Area - ESK RA1

Licence Area ID - 1036

Community Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL1150748

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 8 August 2006, is: 

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

 (CD)  =   Collection District

Attachment 3.1

Licence Area - BOONAH RA1

Licence Area ID - 1037

Community Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL1150749

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 8 August 2006, is: 

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

 (LGA)  =   Local Government Area

 (CD)  =   Collection District

 (S)  =   Shire

Attachment 3.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Ipswich Radio

Category : Community

General Area Served : Boonah (QLD)

Service Licence Number : SL1150749

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS1135226

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Telstra Site  2 Footes Hill  BOONAH

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 466700 6906100

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 100.1 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-